Ancient History (song)

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"Ancient History"
Single by Prairie Oyster
from the album Only One Moon
Released1995
Genre Country
Length2:43
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Bob DiPiero
John Scott Sherrill
Producer(s) Steve Fishell
Prairie Oyster
Prairie Oyster singles chronology
"Only One Moon"
(1995)
"Ancient History"
(1995)
"Unbelievable Love"
(1996)

"Ancient History" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released in 1995 as the sixth single from their fourth studio album, Only One Moon . It peaked at number 5 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1996.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Prairie Oyster band that plays country music

Prairie Oyster was a Canadian country music group from Toronto, Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994. They have four No. 1 country singles in Canada, with an additional 12 singles reaching the Canadian Country Top 10. Eight of their albums have been certified gold or platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association, including the 1992 CCMA Album of the Year Everybody Knows.

<i>Only One Moon</i> 1994 studio album by Prairie Oyster

Only One Moon is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released in Canada by Arista Records on April 8, 1994 and in the United States by Zoo Entertainment on October 10, 1995. The album peaked at number 2 on the RPM Country Albums chart. The band produced the album with Steve Fishell, except for "Did You Fall in Love with Me", which Josh Leo and Richard Bennett produced.

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It was originally recorded by Pam Tillis on her 1991 album Put Yourself in My Place . Tillis's version was the B-side of the album's last single, "Blue Rose Is".

Pam Tillis America country music singer-songwriter and actress

Pamela Yvonne Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.

<i>Put Yourself in My Place</i> (album) album by Pam Tillis

Put Yourself In My Place is an album from American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was also her first album for Arista Records, following 1983's Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey, released on Warner Bros. Records. Put Yourself in My Place reached number 10 on the Top Country Albums charts. Five singles were released from the album: "Don't Tell Me What to Do", followed by "One of Those Things", the title track, "Maybe It Was Memphis" and "Blue Rose Is". The album has been certified Gold for shipments of more than 500,000 copies in the U.S.

Chart performance

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 79

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References

  1. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2848." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 8, 1996. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM . December 16, 1996. Retrieved October 11, 2013.